Package for perishable medicated articles



March 11, 1930. A. D. BRUSH PACKAGE FOR PERISHABLE MEDIGATED ARTICLES Filed Aug. 8, 1928 Patented Mar. 11, 1930 UNITED SAVTIES ATENT OFFICE ALBERT D. BRUSH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ABBOTT LABORATORIES, OF

NORTH CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS R PACKAGE FOR PERISHABLE MEDICATED ARTICLES Application filed August s, 1928. Serial No. 298,228.

This invention. relates to package for per ishable medicated articles, and more particu larly to a package for such articles which tend to deteriorate whenkept unsupported or ex- 3 posed to the atmosphere. More specifically, the invention relates to an improved form of package for a dental suppository of an elastic or plastic character, and which prefer- :a-bly contains both antiseptic and anesthetic properties, the usefulnessjof which suppository may be lost by drying out when subject'- ed to continuous exposure to the atmosphere.

era-l, to provide an improved package of the class described.

Other objects and advantages of the invention willbe understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying so drawing in which I have illustrated a pack age of dental suppositories embodying a preferred form of my invention.

In the drawing t V Fig. 1 is a perspective showing my improved package with the cover of the outer container removed, and

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, the cover of the container being shown in place on the container. The articles indicated at 5 in the drawing, in the present embodiment of my invention, a are dental suppositories which are of an elastic or plastic character, and which contain anti- I septic and anesthetic properties. I

sist mainly of a body of glycerine and gela tine, cocoa butter, or sodium stearate, which body is impregnated with the desired quantity and kind of antiseptic or anesthetic, or

both. Suppositories ofthe above described The suppositories may, for instance, con

composition may be made firm enough to or- 'dinarily maintain their given shape, often more or less conical, while at the same time being sufliciently elastic or plastic to be capable of conforming to the shape of the cavities into which they. are inserted.

I have found that suppositories of the above described composition give excellent results, but that they tendto melt and lose shape fpositoriesor other articles which are to be packaged, and which are herein shown as being substantially conical in shape. The thickness of the block of paraffin is somewhat greater than thelength of the packaged articles, andthe depth of the sockets 7 is substantially the same as the length of the articles. Hence, the bottoms or apex ends of the sockets will be closed as indicated at 8, by a portion of the paraffin block. The. upper or base ends of the sockets open to the top face of the paraflin block.

The suppositories 5 are pre-formed in a suitable mold, and the paraffin blockis also formed in a mold which is provided with means for producing the sockets 7. The

molded paraffin block is preferably bounded by a border strip 9 of fairly stiff cardboard or the like, and the block with its border strip 9 is inserted in a box or container 10, of any suitable material, which may conveniently bea fairly heavy grade of cardboard, so that the box will be comparatively rigid. A cover 11 for the container 10 is'provided and this. cover may be made of the same material of which the box part 10 is made. This container and its cover are effective to protect the parafiin block 6 from injury fro tside sources. l I

The conical shaped suppositories 5 may be inserted into the respective sockets 7, either before or after the paraflin block is placed in the container 10, and they may be removed from the respective sockets by inserting any suitable, preferably pointedinstrument into the top or base portion of the suppository, and simply lifting the suppository out of the socket.

For protecting the upper ends of the suppositories from exposure to the atmosphere,

provide a cover sheet '12 of impervious ma-' not all exposed each time thefbox is opened,

so that there is no gradual deterioration due to opening of theboxfor the purpose of withdrawin a single suppository} I have also found fiiati the above described packaging means has "the advantage of keeping the suppositoriesfin a clean and sanitary condi tion, since they cannot roll around in the box to ick up dirt or other foreign matterwhich finss itsway into the box vvhen'the latter is opened. Because of the waxy or greasy natu'r'eof both the sup'pository'and the paraffin block, there is: practically no adhesion between the same sotha't withdrawal of the suppo'sitories from thesockets is' rea'dily accom' plished in the manner above explained.

I am aware that changes may beinade in the form and construction ofmy' 'improved package, as well as inthe proportion of the 40 .p

arts thereof, and in the use to which it 18 Put, without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scopeof vvliichshoul d be determined b'y reference to tlie "following claims, the same being, construed as broadly as possible, consistent with the state'of' the art.

Iv claim as my invention:

1. A ackage for med'cated articles or the like, which tend to deteriorate upon exposure to the atmos here or to lose their shape, comprising a su stantiall rigid block'ofimpervious material provi ed with a plurality of sockets opening to one side of saidblo'ck, said sockets being close'dat their other ends by a portion of said block, each ofsaid'sockets being adapted to snu ly receive one of the articles to be package and a cover sheet of impervious material adhered to said side of the lock and extending over theopen ends of said sockets, said cover sheet being adapted to be partially removed from time to time to rmit withdrawal of one of the,articles from its socket.

2. A package for medicated articles or the like, which tend to deteriorate upon exposure to the atmosphere or to lose their shape, comprising an outer container including an openable cover permitting access to the interior of said container, a filler block of impervious material fitting in said container and provided With a plurality of sockets of less depth than the corresponding dimension of said block, said sockets being closed at their inner ends by a port-ion of the filler block and havn h ir Outer ndsppen h top a e 9f said block, each of saidsocketsbeing adapted to snugly receive one of said articles, and a cover of impervioussheet material disposed over said top face for closing the open ends of said sockets, thereby to prevent exposure to the atmosphere of the outer ends of said articles. i

3. A package for substantially cone shaped articles which tend to deteriorate when exposed to the atmosphere or to lose their shape comprising a block of iniperyiousunaterial provided with a plurality'of inverted, substantially cone shaped sockets which are respectively adapted to receive said articles, said sockets being of-less depth thanthe corresponding dimension of said block, whereby said sockets are closed attheirinner or apex ends by a portion of said block, sa d sockets' having their outer or base ends open at the top of said block for permitting insertion or removalof the articles, aremovable cover of impervious slieet material disposed over said top' face of the block foreclosing the open ends of said sockets to therehy 1' revent exposure of said outer ends of tlie'articles, and an openable, protective elnclosure'fo'r said block.

AL E T D. BRUSH,- 

